Weekly Worship Service – July 24, 2021
Welcome to our Weekly Worship Service
Sunday, July 24, 2021
11:00 a.m.
Prayer/Meditation
The Innocence of Faith (Hebrews 11:6, KJV) –Deacon George Hillman
Worship Music:
”Psalms 121” – Langley Avenue Choir, Featuring: Minister Catherine Armstrong – (pre-recorded)
“We’ll Praise the Lord ” Langley Avenue Choir – (pre-recorded)
“I Am A Child of God“– Langley Avenue Praise Team – (pre-recorded)
Sermonette: “The Man In The Mirror!“ James 1:22-25
Speaker: Minister Catherine Armstrong
The Langley Prayer Line is staffed by Langley ministers and prayer team members.
New Hours:
Monday prayer 6:15 am - 6:45 am and 12:15 am – 12:45 pm
Wednesday prayer 6:15 am - 6:45 am and 11:15 am -12 noon
Friday prayer 6:15 am - 6:45 am
Call in with prayer requests, to connect, to pray together and for any other needs.
Let us shelter under the mighty wings of God.
Langley’s Prayer Line:
1-515-604-9094
Access code: 471-150-100
Prayer Focus: The prayer focus for the month of July is for the young men of Langley Avenue — past and present. Click here for a short video recognizing one such Langley Avenue man who is on the prayer list. He makes us proud!
Tithes & Offerings: At this time, we are asking that you give your tithes and offerings through Bill Pay only. Please do not mail or drop off your tithes and/or offering. Bill Pay can be set up through your bank (please call, go online, or visit your bank to establish this payment system). Thank you!
Announcements:
A Memorial Service for our Beloved Mother Lenora Anderson will be held Saturday, July 31, 2021 from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon at Langley Avenue Church of God, 6159 S. Langley Avenue, Chicago, Illinois. We will follow CDC guidelines and ask everyone to wear a mask (at all times) and have your temperature taken upon entry. If you are unable to attend in person, this memorial will be live streamed on our new Facebook church website – click here to link to the page – on Saturday at 11:00 a.m. Please keep the Anderson and Williams Family in your thoughts and prayers.
2021 Campmeeting Message from our Presiding Elder Reverend Clifton McDowell, National Association of the Church of God. Click here to listen.
Save The Date: Join us for our 105th Annual / 2021 Virtual Campmeeting of the National Association of the Church of God Theme: Hunger and Thirst for Jesus, Righteousness, and Justice (Matthew 5:6) . All services may be viewed on the NACOG TV (YouTube Channel) Zoom Meetings/Webinar registration information to be announced.
Facebook Live pages for Listening Parties to be announced. All times listed are Eastern Standard Time. Click here for the complete list and service times.
Attention All Ordained and/or Licensed Ministers of the Church of God: Please click here to complete a census survey for the NACOG Administration- preferably by July 31, 2021.
Reflection: Believing God*
Children blindly believe what their parents say. When parents tell their kids Santa Claus will bring them gifts, they believe it. Although they may have visited Santa in the mall, they have never seen him in their home on Christmas Eve. Yet they still believe, simply because their parents, whom they trust, say so.
Abraham had not seen God when he received this promise, but he believed what God said. Today’s passage tells us that all who have faith will be credited as righteous and children of Abraham, simply because we believe what our ancestors have believed for many years—God is who he says he is.
It can be easy to believe what the world tells us and forsake God, dismissing him as some fairy tale. Yet, when we hold unswervingly to our faith, we will be declared righteous in God’s sight. And we will be blessed because of it.
Do you believe God is real? What would it take for you to increase your faith? Read Galatians 3:6-14.
Stay prayerful and read the following daily:
1 Peter 5:7 – “Give all your worries and cares to God, for he cares about you.”
2 Thessalonians 3:3 –“But the Lord is faithful. He will establish you and guard you against the evil one.”
Jeremiah 32:27 –“Behold, I am the LORD, the God of all flesh: is there anything too hard for me?”
Romans 8:28 -“”And we know that God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love God and are called according to his purpose for them.”
Credits:
*Pathways Moments with God, Daily Devotional Guide; Summer 2021; Warner Press
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